Renewable Energy
Towards a GreenCape initiative SWH
SOLTRAIN 2010
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
Role PGWC – Key interventions
ACTION
PHASE 1 ‐ Lowering barriers to entry (1st year, already started)
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Networking and Industry introductions (Local). Identify and build relationships with
relationships with key players. Liaise to find areas for intervention
Road map for policy. Clear l
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elaboration of the steps to set up a project. Make this information easily accessible.
A Provincial roll‐
out Strategy using REEEP and SEA: Looking at action
Looking at action plan, financial implications, summary or potential options
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Policy intervention i t
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and assistance
Skills analysis and identification for intervention. RESPONSIBLE
Province WESGRO
Yes
International and export promotion
Sector Development agency
Other
Yes
Existing agencies
agencies (SESSA, SAWEP, SANi etc)
Yes
Consultant
Support
DEADP Yes
Yes ‐ supporting
Yes
Yes
Industry
Consultant, Universities, SETA's etc
Progress to date
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Wide number of stakeholder consultations –
1st SWH working group meeting
Investigating
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g possibilities
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to leverage
g UNEP
funding
Sent submission on proposed rule changes to
NERSA
Inter--gov team of City of CT
Inter
CT, DEDT,
DEDT DEADP &
Wesgro have made inputs into “GreenTech
initiative
initiative”
The big
g picture
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for RE in the
Province
Establishing a Renewable energy sector
development agency
 Working groups for each of the main
areas in RE and EE
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Functions
INDUSTRY/FIRM LEVEL
SUPPORT
CLUSTERING
Bringing all the stake holders
together.
Developing firms to optimise local
content.
Database of firms/ Possible sub
clusters.
Ensuring a common
voice for the Industry
PROMOTION ROLE
Funding clearing
House
Marketing the WC/City
as the renewable energy
hub of Africa.
PR and promotion for
the industry
LOBBY FUNCTION
Networking
GreenTech Body
Economic
Development & Job
Creation
Information
Point
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Testing Centre at Klipheuwel
Developing an energy map
International
Agreements
SKILLS
INNOVATION/VETTING
Supply and demand side analysis
Acting as a control point to
introduce and facilitate local R&D
Coordinating skills supply chain
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Vehicle for funding
programs
Ensuring that obsolete tech is not
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‘dumped’
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Ensuring new tech is not ‘tested’
on our grid
Incubation
Organogram
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Municipal
forum
Joint Ministerial/Municipal Advisory Council
Government
Co ordinating
Co-ordinating
committee
(Approx 20 members)
Meets 3 times per Annum
GreenCape Board (<=15 members)
Key Stakeholders
Industry
Government
NGO’s
Eskom
Academic’s Financiers Skills
Sub--Committees
Sub
Wind
SWH
BioEnergy
Skills
Policy
Incubation
GreenTech timeframes
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April: Interim interdepartmental task team set
up,
up TOR for the team established
- engagement with key stakeholders
- core funding
f di commitment
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Sept: 1st meeting of MEC’s Council
- First meeting of GreenTech BoD
- Advertisement for CEO/ Champion
Oct: Not for profit registered
Nov: Launch of GreenTech